Tharoor urges PM to facilitate return of Indians stranded in GCC nations

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the return of Indians stranded in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and set up region-specific task forces using local community resources to streamline relief and repatriation operations.

In a letter to the prime minister and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Tharoor highlighted the difficulties being faced by Indians in the Gulf and shared his suggestions to help address some of their existing concerns.

Tharoor called for developing region-specific task forces using local community resources in order to